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Article 5: Uses 197 <br /> Section 5.8: Standards for Care&Educational Facilities <br /> (b) A floor plan of the proposed facility, showing the use and dimensions of <br /> each room and the location of entrances and exits. <br /> (2) Standards of Evaluation <br /> (a) Facilities involving the care of children and adolescents shall be located <br /> in an area which is free from conditions dangerous to the physical and <br /> moral welfare of the children. <br /> (b) Where a State license is required to operate the facility, the applicant <br /> shall demonstrate the minimum requirements to qualify for said license <br /> are satisfied. <br /> (c) There is direct frontage and access on a public State-maintained road. <br /> (d) Adequate access to and from the site as well as adequate space off the <br /> road right of way, is provided for the safe pick up and discharge of clients <br /> and is provided in such a manner that traffic generated by the facility is <br /> not disruptive to adjacent residentially developed properties. <br /> (e) All client pick up and drop offs shall be on site, with proper vehicle <br /> stacking area equivalent to three cars. <br /> (f) The site plan shall show how the facilities will be screened from adjacent <br /> properties. A Type-B, 30-foot buffer shall be provided around the facility <br /> and outdoor area in accordance with Section 6.8.6. These buffers will <br /> effectively screen the view of any outdoor area, and reduce noise <br /> associated with the facility. <br /> (g) Each facility is required to provide a minimum of 75 square feet of <br /> outdoor space for every client in care. This space may not be located in <br /> a required buffer or in an area, which is used or reserved for use as a <br /> sewage disposal nitrification field. <br /> (h) Fencing and/or screening is to be provided which ensures the protection <br /> of the clients receiving care and protects adjacent residentially <br /> developed properties from trespass. <br /> (i) All gates shall be self-closing and self-latching. <br /> (j) Each facility approved by the Board of Adjustment shall be reviewed <br /> annually by the Planning Director to ensure compliance with the <br /> standards of evaluation for such facilities and any conditions attached to <br /> the application by the Board of Adjustment. Any change in the operation <br /> of the facility, which deviates from the original standards and conditions <br /> will constitute a modification and will require the approval of the Board of <br /> Adjustment. In determining whether a change in the operation of the <br /> facility has occurred, the Planning Director shall be guided by the <br /> procedures and criteria contained in Sections 2.7.4--14 and 5.8.2(B). <br /> 5.8.3 Schools: Universities, Colleges, and Institutes <br /> (A) Submittal Requirements and Standards of Evaluation for Class n SpeGial Use <br /> Permit orCC-3, GC-4, O/RM, EDB-2, EDE-2, EDH-4, EDH-5, and RARD- <br /> CZConditional Zoning Districts <br /> (1) Submittal Requirements <br /> In addition to the information required by either Section(s)2.5 and/or 2.79, the <br /> following shall be submitted as part of the application: <br /> (a) The site plan, in addition to other requirements detailed within this <br /> Ordinance, shall denote the following: <br /> (i) Location, width and type of all internal vehicular and pedestrian <br /> circulation. <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 5-61 <br />